The Hanged Man And The Fool
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[Verso 1]
G Em
Here I am abord a plane
Am D
One way ticket in hand
G Em
Soon I land in a better land
Am D
With my guitar and my suitcase
G B7 Em Am D
Nothing holds for me in my hometown anymore
G B7 Em Am D
It never did anyway, it never will I sure
G D Em
I know there will be no one
G D Em
Waiting at the kiss and ride
Am D
I travelling on my own no one by my side
G D Em
The road is surely long
G D Em
But alone I go on
Am D
There no way back home when you roll a stone
[Verso 2]
G Em
My hopes have been sown
Am D
My dreams have been windblown
G Em
The rain poured down, the sun shone
Am D
Will I ever see them grown
G B7 Em Am D
Every risk is worth trying to be the first when you the last
G B7 Em
I so thirsty hungry,
Am D
Hunger for first, wanna a fest, want it fast
G D Em
There will be so many towns
G D Em
Coaches train stations
Am D
I go singing my songs and my name will be known
G D Em
To me dying unknown
G D Em
it like never being born
Am D D D/C D/B D/A
The songs that I strum I wanna hear them hummed for long time to come
[Verso 3]
G Em
I take life as it comes
Am D
Living each day one by one
G Em Am D
Will I be on a roll or will I fail to cope?
G B7 Em
Roll on gold, roll on
Am D
I waited long enough
G B7 Em
You try and try to reach the top
Am D
But you on a downward slope
G D Em G D Em
Before you have enjoyed the warm light of the sun
Am D
You can avoid the flipside a night dark and cold
G D Em
I know I still young
G D Em
But soon I be in a box
Am D
Buried in the ground with my skull and my bones
D D/C D/B D/A G
Worm food and gone
How to play The Hanged Man And The Fool
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.